Planetary hours
in Tampines Estate.
The day, from sunrise to sunset, is cut into twelve equal hours; so is the night, from sunset to the next sunrise. Each hour carries a planet, in the Chaldean order. A planetary hour therefore lasts 60 minutes only at the equinoxes: it all depends on the date and the city. Here are the exact hours for your city; what you do with them is up to you.
Planetary day of Thursday, 16 December 2027: day of Jupiter
- Sunrise
- 06:58
- Sunset
- 19:00
- Next sunrise
- 06:58
A day hour lasts 1h 00m; a night hour, 1h 00m. Local time (Asia/Singapore).
Day
- 1♃︎ Jupiter06:58 – 07:58
- 2♂︎ Mars07:58 – 08:58
- 3☉︎ Sun08:58 – 09:58
- 4♀︎ Venus09:58 – 10:59
- 5☿︎ Mercury10:59 – 11:59
- 6☽︎ Moon11:59 – 12:59
- 7♄︎ Saturn12:59 – 13:59
- 8♃︎ Jupiter13:59 – 15:00
- 9♂︎ Mars15:00 – 16:00
- 10☉︎ Sun16:00 – 17:00
- 11♀︎ Venus17:00 – 18:00
- 12☿︎ Mercury18:00 – 19:00
Night
- 1☽︎ Moon19:00 – 20:00
- 2♄︎ Saturn20:00 – 21:00
- 3♃︎ Jupiter21:00 – 22:00
- 4♂︎ Mars22:00 – 23:00
- 5☉︎ Sun23:00 – 00:00
- 6♀︎ Venus00:00 – 00:59
- 7☿︎ Mercury00:59 – 01:59
- 8☽︎ Moon01:59 – 02:59
- 9♄︎ Saturn02:59 – 03:59
- 10♃︎ Jupiter03:59 – 04:59
- 11♂︎ Mars04:59 – 05:58
- 12☉︎ Sun05:58 – 06:58
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Questions
How are the planetary hours calculated in Tampines Estate?
On Thursday, 16 December 2027, the Sun rises at 06:58 and sets at 19:00: the day lasts 12h 03m, that is twelve day hours of 1h 00m. The night, until the next sunrise at 06:58, lasts 11h 58m: twelve night hours of 1h 00m.
Which planet rules the first hour that day?
Jupiter, from 06:58 to 07:58: the first hour of a day always goes to the planet of the weekday. The next ones follow the Chaldean order: Mars, the Sun, Venus, Mercury, the Moon, Saturn, then Jupiter again.
Today’s sky, on YOUR chart
Planetary hours are the same for everyone in a city. Your chart is yours alone: every morning AstroXP crosses the real sky with your birth, to the minute, and tells you what time it plays out for you.
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Calendars
Sunrise and sunset calculated for the city (the Sun’s centre 0°50′ below the horizon: refraction and semi-diameter), local time of the city’s time zone. Checked against astronomy-engine, the app’s engine.